Ark Journey

"Sir, I don't know! Those infected people didn't use this kind of weapon when they attacked people before!"

"What a waste!"

Throwing the soldier into the area covered by the rain of arrows, the chief officer of the support force shouted to the rest of the people:

"Retreat! Retreat in all directions!"

These words also drifted into Xue Zhi's ears along with the wind.

He immediately put away his longbow and began to jump into the middle of the group.

"Want to retreat? How can it be that easy? How can you leave when you don't even know who I am?"

It was a surprise to see an unknown person in the middle of the team, especially when he drew his sword and started to chop.

The deadly rain of arrows has stopped, but Xue Zhi's sword is no pushover either.

"Tell me, are you from another mine?"

"Don't you even want to know!"

Seeing that the attack from a distance had stopped, the commander of the army once again gathered his strength to deal with the enemies who had suddenly approached.

The soldiers who were still able to move surrounded Xue Zhi, and magic arrows flew towards him as if they were free.

A layer of transparent ice shield emerged, blocking all attacks. At the same time, a cold current surged and a large number of ice spikes rose from the ground.

"You won't say it? There will always be a time for you to say it."

A handful of hot blood spilled onto the transparent ice, and Xue Zhi's face was a little blurry when seen through the layer of obstruction.

In an instant, he cleared 80% of the enemies around him, and the huge ice spikes took away precious lives in an instant.

Like a devil from hell, Xue Zhi walked on the snow mixed with blood and came to the only remaining person.

"Now, tell me the answer."

The frightened surviving soldier fell to the ground. Facing Xue Zhi's condescending question, he raised his crossbow with trembling hands.

"Have courage"

Surrendering now would really allow him to survive, and Xue Zhi needed someone to spread his notoriety.

After giving him a deep sleep, Xue Zhi walked towards the person next to her.

"Tell me, are you from another mine?"

The soldier nodded hastily.

"Yes, yes, we are from another mine."

"Point me in the direction."

The soldier tremblingly stretched out his finger and pointed in the direction he came from. It was a direction slightly north, but it wouldn't take much time to go there.

"there."

After sheathing the knife, Xue Zhi threw a photo to the ground.

"Okay, get out of here. Remember, the one who defeated you was Xue Zhi. You are welcome to seek revenge from me anytime."

Then he walked towards the second mine without looking back.

The remaining soldiers gathered together, still in shock and not knowing what to do.

"What should we do, go back?"

Those with higher military ranks automatically became leaders, and he recalled the places he knew.

"Are you stupid? You finally managed to save your life. Come with me. The commander and I have been to a high-speed battleship unit's base. They should be able to help us."

"What to do with these corpses?"

The man with a higher military rank was stunned for a moment, then said with a sad face:

"...Don't bring too many people with me, just two or three will do, and the rest of you should tidy up the bodies of our companions. It's very cold here, and there are no wild animals, so we have to let you brothers do this. When you're done, head to the mine, and we'll gather there."

"Yes."

After a simple assignment of tasks, the few remaining soldiers were divided into teams.

Two of them followed their current chief officer and walked in another direction.

Xue Zhi's figure passed by at low altitude. He estimated that the mine could not be far away because the reinforcements arrived quickly.

Sure enough, not long after flying, he saw a building made of stones.

But the building was billowing with smoke.

"Wait, the infected inside took action after seeing the soldiers split up?"

Thinking of this, Xue Zhi focused her gaze and began to jump.

He flashed to the city wall and saw the situation inside was as he expected: two obviously different groups of people were fighting each other.

After secretly shooting down the archers on the city wall who were firing cold guns, Xue Zhi threw two fireballs into the crowd below and the battle was basically over.

There are few defenders here, and there are also powerful guys among the infected.

Someone limped to the foot of the city wall to talk to Xue Zhi.

"Thank you for your help."

Xue Zhi jumped down from above.

"You're welcome. I just came from another mine. Those people who went out were there to provide support, but they were ambushed and can't get back for the time being."

"Another mine, they succeeded as well?"

"Correct."

Chapter 10: Secret Weapon

The news brought by Xue Zhi made these infected people feel very excited.

"Great, another person has been freed, brother, are you one of them?"

"I'm from another place. I passed by the mine and saw that they were suffering, so I helped them."

"I see. Do you want to come with us?"

"Thank you, but I have more important things to do."

Xue Zhi declined the suggestion, and since these people started the rebellion on their own, he didn't say much.

Seeing these people start to collect supplies, Xue Zhi had no intention of staying any longer, and he walked towards the warehouse where the source stones were stored.

There were the fewest people there, only a handful of them were taking out the source stones that had undergone preliminary processing.

Someone saw him and gave him a kind reminder.

"Brother, don't take too much. Originium has many uses, but radiation is no joke."

"Thank you for reminding."

After simply thanking her, Xue Zhi walked into the depths of the warehouse and began to pocket a large amount of Originium. They couldn't take all of it anyway, so it was a good deal for her.

He came out after staying there for a few minutes, and most of the source stones inside were absorbed by him.

"I've made a big profit without having to put in any effort."

Those people were already gathering and forming a team. Xue Zhi did not disturb them, but left and continued to fly southeast.

After a while, the soldiers who had sorted out the bodies of their companions came back to find that the mine had become a ruin. A large amount of supplies had disappeared, leaving only a small part, which might not even be enough for them to spend the night.

Someone shouted angrily:

"That damn guy! He destroyed our mine again!"

This is an unexpected disaster. Xue Zhi did nothing this time.

That night, Xue Zhi, who hadn't slept for several days, was struggling over whether to stop and take a nap tonight.

He really didn't need rest, but he was afraid that the human part of him would stray.

Just like the hero in the old anime Charlotte, he almost became the strongest man in the world but fell into madness.

However, just as he was thinking, a slight vibration from the ground interrupted the process.

"What's coming?"

Xue Zhi took off from the ground and looked in the direction where the vibration came from, only to see several high-speed warships rapidly approaching the second mine.

"Well, don't even think about resting tonight."

Although she could dodge, Xue Zhi would not do so. There were two infected organizations that had just gained freedom. Allowing the fleet to pass by might bring them a devastating disaster.

"It's decided. After we deal with them, we'll have another day of walking and then we'll take a nap and rest."

As Xue Zhi stretched her muscles, light began to emanate from her surroundings, making her as conspicuous as a target in the night sky.

The observation and aiming equipment on the high-speed warship immediately locked onto this side. Based on the known intelligence, everyone knew that this was indeed what the target would do.

The remnant soldiers who were reincorporated into the battleship's infantry unit were somewhat excited. They had not expected that just a photo could attract so many people, even a frigate-class high-speed battleship.

[Is this a bit of an exaggeration? ]

However, he still had some doubts in his mind, and he did not see the bad look on the fleet commander's face when he saw these photos.

Xue Zhi's name had reached the ears of a senior general. He was very angry at this lawless person who wantonly destroyed the imperial warships. He approved his subordinates to use new weapons to deal with Xue Zhi.

This new weapon was now mounted on the frigate, but the captain of the battleship doubted whether he could get it to fire and hit.

"Target appears!"

The captain was awakened from his thoughts by the voice of his men.

He looked up and saw a bright figure in the air.

"Charge and preheat the main weapons, cover the secondary guns with other warships, and send out the marines to interfere."

"Yes!"

The moment the other side started to move, Xue Zhi discovered something was wrong.

"What is this, a new weapon?"

There was an obvious accumulation of energy at the main gun position of the largest battleship.

"No way? I have destroyed so many warships of this level and only one of them came to me. Are the senior officers of Ursus stupid? Or are they confident that they can defeat me with just a new weapon?"

Seeing that the enemy was somewhat dissatisfied with his ability to see through Xue Zhi, he planned to let go and let the other side know his strength.

Magic power penetrated his body, and shells were blocked in mid-air. In the thick smoke, lightning twisted around him to form a huge lightning spear.

Purple light filled the night sky. The soldiers who were still on the ground opened their mouths wide as they looked at the spell that was larger than a human.

"this..."

After just a few glances, these lightning guns shot out with tiny electric currents at a speed so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye.

The next second, a series of explosions sounded, and all the small warships responsible for escorting were pierced. Then the wanton lightning detonated the ammunition inside them.

A bright fireball rose into the sky, and the huge turret flew dozens of meters high before falling to the ground.

Xue Zhi's first wave of attack left the entire fleet isolated.

The frigate captain broke out in a cold sweat. He had seen this kind of inhuman power only once, when this level of high-speed warship was being finalized.

"Who is he? A member of the Yan Kingdom's royal family?"

At that time, the Ursus government sent a count to cooperate with them in the exercise, but even if the count tried his best, he could not do it like that man.

This level of battleships was finalized after the victory over the earl.

"Captain, get ready!"

"put!"

At the same time, Xue Zhi, who had been closely watching the action over there, said:

"coming."

After the weapon finished charging, Xue Zhi deliberately did not attack it just to see the power of the weapon.

A dazzling white light began to appear at the muzzle, and under Xue Zhi's perception, a huge amount of energy was shrunk into a line and gathered deep into the barrel.